SHORT 1:48 We need to introduce height zones at concerts. (London)
A woman on the Tube argues that concerts need height zones, with anyone 5'5" and under claiming the front rows while taller fans get relegated to the back. S...
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SHORT 1:49 Men who want to be DJs should have to go to trade school first
A woman on the subway argues that aspiring DJs should be required to attend trade school before touching the decks. Her logic? The city needs more plumbers a...
SHORT 1:44 Being chill is cool, being nonchalant is lame. Be chill guy this summer with @SharkHome ChillPill™
A stranger on the subway draws a sharp line between being chill and being nonchalant, and Kareem's all in. The difference? Chill people are curious and ask a...
SHORT 2:02 Tupac is the greatest rapper of all time. @larussellGC
A straphanger declares Tupac the greatest rapper of all time, and Kareem initially pushes back before admitting he's "probably the goat." The conversation sp...
SHORT 1:41 Adults should support teens in the arts. Ft. @AFHBoston
Miss Q taught a high school student to play cello in four years, getting them to professional all-city orchestra level. That's the kind of mentorship that ma...
SHORT 1:55 Summer is the worst season. @AlexandraRobinson
A straphanger makes the contrarian case that summer is actually the worst season, and her secret weapon is soup. The entire food group goes out of commission...
SHORT 1:47 The music coming out of the UK right now is the best in the world
A UK music fan makes a bold claim: the music coming out of the UK right now is the best in the world. Kareem agrees, though he points out the Beatles as a hi...
SHORT 0:53 Any food that's served hot should never be served cold. Ft. Todd Barry
Todd Barry comes in swinging with a controversial take: any food that's served hot should never be served cold. Kareem immediately disagrees. Cold pizza? Gre...
SHORT 1:43 I don't think we really take in or deep how insane animals are
A straphanger armed with a list of rapid-fire observations takes Kareem on a whirlwind tour of linguistic oddities and underappreciated truths. Animals are i...
SHORT 2:19 If you plug your ears when a siren passes, you're a big baby. Ft. Milo
A straphanger opens with an unexpected gesture: giving Kareem his flowers for the show, noting that even the crew didn't do it earlier. Then comes the actual...
SHORT 2:02 Rosalía — Listening to music low gives you bad luck. @rosalia
Rosalía Vila Tobella brings two bold takes to Kareem's subway car. First, she insists that listening to music at low volume gives you bad luck. It's not scie...
14:54 Rosalía Says ADHD Makes Her More Creative
Rosalía tells Kareem that listening to music quietly gives you bad luck. She blasts everything to hear the details. The Spanish singer opens up about ADHD sh...
SHORT 1:31 There are not enough DJs in the world
There are not enough DJs in the world," a rider declares to Kareem, igniting a fiery debate about what separates real DJs from button-pushers. The distinctio...
SHORT 1:39 Music beefs, they're wonderful things and they should be encouraged
A straphanger has a controversial opinion: music beefs are wonderful things and should be encouraged. He argues that feuds like Beatles versus Stones and Oas...
SHORT 1:32 Cilantro tastes like soap, and that's why it's good
Cilantro tastes like soap and that's why it's good." That's the hot take from a subway rider who defends the controversial herb by listing soap's supposedly...
SHORT 2:05 There is no such thing as your favorite Beatle. Feat Ethan Hawke
Ethan Hawke has a bold take: there's no such thing as a favorite Beatle. When Kareem pushes back, insisting Lennon's the best, Hawke argues the Beatles' magi...
15:34 15 Minutes of Ethan Hawke Dropping Gems on a Subway
Ethan Hawke once got arrested for jumping a subway turnstile and shoved into a closet with strangers. Now he's back underground with Kareem, this time droppi...
5:19 Stephen A. Smith’s Worst Take
Stephen A. Smith defends brunch. The sports broadcaster tells Kareem he likes his waffles, his eggs, and his cheeseburgers, depending on the mood, though he...
SHORT 1:25 If you go to a rock show, you gotta rock out
If you go to a rock show, you got to rock out." An anonymous rider makes the case for actually engaging with live music instead of standing at the bar like y...
SHORT 1:40 I still think it's good for you to party for 72 hours
A stranger fresh off a 72-hour Berlin party bender stumbles through a conversation with Kareem that's equal parts incoherent and hilarious. The rider insists...
SHORT 2:00 There should be one day a week where only women are allowed in Guitar Centers
A woman on the subway has a proposal: Guitar Center needs one day a week reserved exclusively for women. The reason? Every visit turns into a gauntlet of swe...
SHORT 2:24 Brunch is kind cool. Feat ESPN's @stephenasmithspeaks
Stephen A. Smith defends brunch with unexpected passion on the E Train, telling Kareem he's "not a full-fledged breakfast" and "not a full-fledged lunch" kin...
SHORT 1:58 First time hook ups: No music
A rider with a strong opinion defends playing music during first-time hookups, but Kareem isn't convinced. The conversation spirals into comedic territory wh...
4:46 Yung Lean Says Diddy Ruined Parties Forever
Yung Lean tells Kareem the party is officially over. The Swedish rapper, 366 days sober, wants to make it cool again to settle down, carve wood, and find God...
SHORT 1:46 Album covers matter more than the music. 📍Paris
A rider who makes jungle music argues that album covers matter more than the music itself, insisting that the art gets you into the world of a record and kee...
SHORT 2:04 Rich New Yorkers love art — but hate artists
A stranger on the subway running for city council district 2 has a sharp observation: rich New Yorkers will drop millions on a Basquiat but won't care when t...
SHORT 1:55 Bring back the guitar solo
A straphanger wants to resurrect the guitar solo, and Kareem's all in. The conversation zeroes in on what made guitar solos work: the "sexy OTT" vibe of Prin...
SHORT 2:35 Cheech Marin — Cheech and Chong should be in the Rock and RollHall of Fame. Feat Cheech and Chong
Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong make their case for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, arguing that "rock and roll is humor" and that famous rockers have lea...
SHORT 2:08 Every business has the wrong music at the wrong volume. @JoeListComedy
Every business has the wrong music at the wrong volume. That's the adamant take from a straphanger who thinks the French get it right, but American establish...
SHORT 1:57 People need to get rid of the aux cord and just listen to the radio
A stranger makes the case for surrendering control and letting the radio take the wheel. Kareem pushes back at first, but the rider insists there's something...
SHORT 1:47 If someone wants to become a DJ, they have to earn a degree
A straphanger has a bold proposal: DJs should be required to earn degrees before they can spin records. Not just any degree, but a specialized DJ diploma inv...
SHORT 1:57 If you're tall and you can't dunk we're the same height
A tall stranger presents a controversial theory: if you're tall and can't dunk, you're the same height as short people. His logic? Since the invention of the...
SHORT 1:41 You have to decide now who's gonna get the aux on the way back home from a funeral!Mustafa The Poet
A straphanger drops a devastating hypothetical: you have to decide right now who gets the aux cord on the way back from a funeral. He's learned this lesson t...
29:04 How Nigel Sylvester Became the Mr. Worldwide of BMX
BMX legend Nigel Sylvester and Kareem take the subway through Queens, which Nigel declares is "the king of all boroughs." Born in Jamaica, Queens, Nigel trac...
SHORT 1:32 Rock stars without tattoos always make better music
A stranger without tattoos delivers a bold theory: rock stars who skip the ink make better music. He rattles off proof. Joy Division, no tattoos. Radiohead's...
11:17 A$AP Ferg Wants to Make a Movie
A$AP Ferg's got cowboy boots airbrushed like old-school Timberlands, and he's here to talk Black cinema. "We need more Black people movies," Ferg tells Karee...
SHORT 1:27 Nobody Should Be Able to Record Music Ever Again
A rider on the train drops a scorching hot take: nobody should be allowed to record music ever again. Kareem pushes back, but the guy clarifies. There's alre...
SHORT 1:47 They Need to Bring Fighting Back to the NBA
A straphanger wants fighting back in the NBA, specifically the 1990s-era brawls where teams hired guys like Rick Mahorn just to throw hands. Kareem warns him...
SHORT 0:57 Bob Dylan — No More Musician Biopics
A straphanger rants against musician biopics, calling them "trauma porny Oscar-baity" depictions of tortured geniuses. Then he contradicts himself. He's defi...
SHORT 0:57 The Blue Man Group is the best thing white people ever invented 💙🧢🔵
A straphanger has a bold theory: the Blue Man Group exists to solve world happiness and racism through bald, oiled-up performers banging PVC pipes. Kareem pu...
SHORT 0:46 This Londoner Has a Lot of Opinions
A Londoner with strong opinions rattles off a rapid-fire list of takes that span continents and controversies. "America should have never been independent,"...
SHORT 1:00 Algorithms are RUINING everyone’s music tastes
Algorithms aren't ruining music taste, they're homogenizing it. That's the take from a straphanger who argues Spotify and major labels are creating a narrowe...
SHORT 0:59 People Are Doing Karaoke Wrong
Karaoke is broken, and this rider knows exactly why. People aren't reading the room. They're singing seven-minute Celine Dion ballads while everyone escapes...
6:38 Halsey's Favorite Halsey Song
Halsey reveals the origin of her stage name: she rearranged the letters in "Ashley" while drunk on the subway and realized it's an anagram for the Brooklyn L...
SHORT 1:01 Rock N Roll Forevaa
A musician riding the subway declares that rock and roll lives in New York City right now, not in some nostalgic past. Kareem finds someone who's living it....
SHORT 0:45 Post Malone — Jack Harlow Would Never Abandon Rap Music
Jack Harlow gets praised for staying loyal to rap while Post Malone shifted to country rock. Kareem's guest insists Harlow never misses: no bad songs, no bad...
SHORT 0:45 Jack Harlow
A rider delivers an impassioned defense of Jack Harlow's character, praising everything from his fashion sense to his moral compass. The stranger argues that...
SHORT 1:01 Jack Harlow — Mf is Crazy for This One
Jack Harlow gets an unexpected endorsement from a stranger who insists the rapper should be allowed to say the N-word. The reasoning? Harlow's donations to t...
32:54 Should Jack Harlow be able to say the n-word?
Jack Harlow. The N-word. Should they go together? Kareem brings writer Saidu Tejan-Thomas Jr., comedians Asad Benbow, Lukas Arnold, and Daddy to debate the v...
SHORT 1:01 Taylor Swift is Not One of the Greatest of All Time. Sorry
A stranger passionately defends Taylor Swift as "the Bob Dylan of young women," sparking a heated debate with Kareem about whether she belongs among the grea...
SHORT 0:45 Why is Taylor Swift the Chose One?
Why is Taylor Swift the chosen one? Kareem poses this pointed question to a Swiftie on the subway, comparing her elevated status to Kacey Musgraves and Olivi...
SHORT 1:01 Taylor Swift is Jeff Bezos for girls
A Swiftie makes the bold claim that "Taylor Swift is Jeff Bezos for girls," arguing the pop star shares the same relentless work ethic and drive for constant...
SHORT 0:38 Taylor Swift — Dear Swifties
A stranger on the subway needs to address the Swifties directly. Looking straight at the camera, they issue a preemptive plea: "Don't come after us. We're ju...
SHORT 1:01 Taylor Swift is mid
A straphanger makes a plea directly to camera before discussing Taylor Swift's fanbase: "We are human beings. We love other people." The conversation turns t...
26:09 Is Taylor Swift a lyrical genius or is she just mid?
Mary Neely starts with a warning to the Swifties: "We're just people." Her viral SubwayTakes claim that Taylor Swift is one of the greatest lyricists of all...
SHORT 0:35 No More DJ'S! We Need Plumbers
A straphanger has had enough of DJs. All of them. Even the vinyl ones. "You're just putting a piece of plastic on a thing," they tell Kareem, dismissing the...
SHORT 0:39 Charli Xcx Says Music is Not Important⭐️
Music is not important," a rider tells Kareem, immediately disagreeing with herself 100%. She clarifies that artistry matters more than music alone. What she...
SHORT 0:39 Does He Have a Point?
A straphanger has a controversial theory: great artists earn the right to be assholes. The better your work, the worse you can behave. It's a sliding scale....
SHORT 0:40 Jack Harlow Gets the Pass?
A straphanger makes the bold claim that Jack Harlow should get the N-word pass because he's "donated so much to the Black community." Kareem pushes back, ask...
SHORT 0:51 Music Concerts Are Overrated? 🏟️agree or Disagree?
A straphanger makes the case that concerts have become exhausting ordeals nobody actually wants to attend. The whole experience is broken, they argue: you bo...
SHORT 1:01 Olivia Wilde Thinks That Good Singers Ruin Karaoke 🎤 We 100% Agree
Olivia Wilde has a strong opinion about karaoke: good singers shouldn't do it. At all. She tells Kareem that karaoke is exclusively for "the non-good singing...